Casting Performers for "The Grippe" Play

Based on actual events, The Grippe, written by James P. Mirrione, is a new play with music that chronicles the Great Influenza of 1918-1920 - the so-called “Spanish Flu.” The work, with a cast of 11 actors who play more than twenty-five characters, weaves several stories throughout the context of the play to capture the potency of those times and to reveal its relevancy for today. The Grippe presents its story in both words and music, as a five-piece jazz band plays eighteen songs from the period––both familiar and unknown - to create an ironic commentary for the narrative and to drive the plot forward with a rhythmic energy. With the help of a young nurse, Helen Adams, they work together to try to alert the Wilson administration to the oncoming pandemic before it is too late - and, of course, they fall in love along the way. Additional info: Please see dates below. Callbacks will be scheduled the evenings of Tuesday and Wednesday, September 16 and 17 as needed, with rehearsals starting Monday, September 22 at 6:30pm.

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